MORNING-MidwestDigest-08-03-17

Historically, our nation has been a very mobile one, but the Wall Street Journal says the mobility of our people is at the lowest since World War II. Many young people feel trapped in rural towns.

As they write the new farm bill in Congress there will be another attempt to separate food and farm spending. AFBF president Zippy Duvall was on stage on FarmFest and shared that. Duvall said farmers must be prepared to lobby hard to keep farm bill intact.